Carlos Alcaraz Garfiathe boy who played his first tournament in Torre Pacheco at the age of six, and who competed for the first time at an international level in Paris six years later at the Roland Garros for young talents at the international level. world, You can complete your childhood dream this Sunday in the French capital.
“I had only come once to play the under 13 tournament. I had the opportunity to meet many players, Holger Rune was there“he remembers. The setting was unique. The organization had installed the playing court under the Eiffel Towerhence the fixation that the tennis player still has today for the emblem of the city of the French capital, built in 1889 for the Universal Exhibition.
Alcaraz defeated the Polish Maksymilian Kasnikowski in the quarterfinals in two sets to the best of four games (4-0 and 4-1). Four hours later, he would lose to the Chinese Xiaofei Wang 2-4, 4-1 y 7-1 in the super tie break. Kasnikowski is currently 264 in the ATP ranking while Wang occupies position 796.
Carlitos is the third racket in the world and if he defeats Alexander Zverev in the final of the French Open, rwill graduate to the second step of the podiumonly behind the Italian Jannik Sinner, his victim in the semifinals.
Passion for the anthem
The dream of that child who ran from school in El Palmar to watch Roland Garros on television can have a happy ending. “I want to put my name on the list of Spanish tennis players who have won. Not only Rafa Nadal but also Ferrero, Moy�, Costa… There are many legends of our sport“, he reflects. Alcaraz has played all his games at the Philippe Chatrier, the headquarters of the Bois de Boulogne complex.
The French competition is the only one that plays the national anthem of the champion’s country at the awards ceremony. That is something that especially motivates the Murcian: “Winning and hearing the anthem for me is one of the greatest things.” That’s why I’m also excited to participate and climb to the top of the podium in the next Olympic Games.also in Paris and also on the clay of Roland Garros.
Recovery, record
Carlitos acknowledged after the first week of competition that he was still thinking about the injury to his forearm at the moment of hitting the ball hard. It was inevitable because he plays and trains with a compression mesh that gives him security.
As the games have gone by, both the sensations and the effectiveness of that shot have increased.Of his 226 winning shots, 112 have been with his right, his main weapon.
Juanjo Moreno, his physio, and Alberto Lled�, his physical trainer, are to blame for the recovery in record time. The two went to the press room on Friday to listen and pay attention to their player after reaching his first Roland Garros final. While Moreno was with the Murcian phenomenon on the bicycle and in the contrast bath, Lled� went up to the restaurant to order food for Carlitos. All the details matter.
Also the one that refers to breaks and nature’s vitamin N. While Zverev exercised yesterday for two hours, the El Palmar tennis player returned for the second time to the immense Boulogne Forest. Sun in Paris. The leader of the Navy shines.
